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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Dear <span class=SpellE>Galib</span>
users,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>could</span></font></span><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> anyone please help me with the following
problem? <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I want to create a genome that
shall among other things represent a set of parameters of discrete choices. Depending
on the value of each discrete parameter there are a different number of real
parameters that has to be determined.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>For example: Consider the design
of a system where one function could be solved by several different components
and where each component is described by a set of different real number parameters.
Thus I have to choose with which component to solve the problem and then how to
parameterize it. Furthermore, one component might be described by for example
two <span class=SpellE>reals</span>, whereas another component is described by
five <span class=SpellE>reals</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>This seems like a fairly
common problem, but so far I haven&#8217;t found any references on how to solve
it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I am very grateful for any
help!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>/Johan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Johan Andersson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Department of Mechanical
Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Linköping</span></font></st1:PlaceName><span
 lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
  lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>581 83 Linköping <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
  EN-GB'>Sweden</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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